Just a peak- Bethune College

Name: Just a peak- Bethune College
Item: Bethune College
Rating: 2.8
Author: Esha Bhattacharya

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Esha Bhattacharya

Bethune College Kolkata, B.Sc {Hons.}, Mathematics

Reviewed on Nov 13, 2021(Enrolled 2019)

Remarks

I applied under general categories for many colleges for BSC mathematics honours. The college I 1st got a chance at was Narsingha Dutta College, Howrah. I enrolled in it to be safe, but it wasn't my 1st priority. So next as soon as I got a chance in Shri shikshayatan college, I took my admission, knowing it was expensive but I had no better choice. I attended classes in Shri Shikshayatan for 2 weeks(it felt more like a school than college). Then my name appeared on Bethune College's 12th/13th list of eligible students for admission. Bethune is a very reputed college as all know, also it is a government institution, so it was financially easy to handle, and also it was one of the colleges I wanted to go to. So I went and took admission. I don't remember the criteria. But all I remember is the admission process was smooth. I faced some problems getting a TC from Shri shikshayatan but Bethune gave me time without putting pressure.

Course Curriculum Overview

I liked mathematics in higher secondary and also only got the marks required to get admission to a reputed college in mathematics. So I enrolled in this course. In Bethune each semester 4-5 teachers teach us(31 students approx) in our batch. The professors have high qualifications. They try to conduct the interactive class and to look upon everyone's problems. The exams were not that easy, the questions are set by the Calcutta university but sticking strictly to the syllabus helped me pass.

Class Size: 31Course Fees: INR 2120 per year

Fees and Financial Aid

We need to pay 660 each semester and 800 yearly, for 1st-semester exams we also had to pay exam fees but because of online exams, we didn't need to pay the exam fees till now after that. I received the SVMCM scholarship. And there is some scholarship for minority caste but I wasn't eligible for it. And I don't know of any campus jobs to date.

Campus Life

I only had the opportunity to visit the campus regularly for only 1 semester, after that online mode is studying started due to a pandemic. There is Bethune day celebration, teachers' day celebration every year, now through offline. But in 2019 there was an annual fest and a sports day. And the campus is very good with ample greenery.

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Shri Shikshayatan college | BSC Mathematics honours

It was very expensive for me.

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